Tag Archives: Dementia-Friendly Organisations

Dementia-Friendly Extra Care Housing: a Compendium of Best Practice (Housing LIN)

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Housing Learning and Improvement Network report provides a compendium of case studies illustrating good practice in extra care housing schemes and other housing-related community-based services. The focus is on supporting people with dementia to maintain meaningful relationships and … Continue reading →

Resources Relating to Dementia Action Week 2019 (Alzheimer’s Society / NIHR)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The theme of the 2019 Dementia Action Week, falling between May 20th – 26th 2019, is “Inclusion”. Suggestions from the Alzheimer’s Society for workplaces: Full Text Link Reference Dementia Action Week 2019: 20–26 May. Make a difference in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Ask Us Anything: How to Start a Conversation With Someone Living With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Awareness Campaigns, BBC Health News, Choice of Language: What Not to Say to Somebody With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Communication and Information, Communication and Language, Communication Skills, Dementia Action Week, Dementia Action Week (2019), Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Cannula Sleeves, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Schools, Dementia-Inclusive Communities, Dementia-Inclusive Society, Dementia: assessment, Handmade for Dementia, Inclusion, Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Workplaces, Inclusiveness, Involving People Living with Dementia, Involving People Living With Dementia in Decisions About Their Care, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: NIHR’s LEARN Tool, Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Non-Medicalisation and Social Acceptance of Dementia, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Preconceptions (Misconceptions), Reducing Stigma, Social Acceptance of Dementia, Social Inclusion, Stigma and Discrimination, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma Reduction, Stigma-Free Environments, Unite Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), Valuing Older People (VOP) | Leave a comment

Evaluation of the Guinness Partnership Dementia Project (Housing LIN / Guinness Partnership)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN conducted an independent evaluation of progress (on the part of the Guinness Partnership) towards becoming a dementia-friendly housing organisation. “ …dementia-friendly thinking is a part of our day-to-day approach”. (p.2) Full Text Link Reference Independent evaluation … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Suitable Care and Support, Aids and Adaptations, Awareness Raising, Carers Network for Staff, Catriona Simons: Chief Executive of Guinness Partnership, Customer Liaison Officer (CLO), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Day Clock, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project Guides, Dementia Flagging System, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Friends, Dementia Housing Working Group, Dementia Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Research Consortia (HDRC), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Design and Built Environment, Design for People with Dementia, Development of a Dementia Friendly Living and Best Practice Showcase, Feel Good Stay Well Club (Manchester), Growing in the City (Men’s Shed Manchester), Guinness Care, Guinness Partnership, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project (Housing LIN Evaluation), Guinness’s Housing for Older People Steering Group, Hospital Passport, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing for Older People, Housing for Older People Quality Assessment, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Independent Living Managers, Jeremy Porteus, Paul Watson: Managing Director of Guinness Care, Signage, Take a Break Service, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, Tom Walker: Deputy Chief Executive of Homes England, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Wendy Wells: Housing and Dementia Project Lead at Guinness | Leave a comment

Modification of the Physical Environment to Support People With Dementia (Dementia)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review investigates the efficacy of physical environment-related strategies for supporting everyday activities in people living with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Woodbridge, R. Sullivan, MP. [and] Harding, E. [et al] (2018). Use of the physical environment to … Continue reading →

Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →

Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September) and World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, which was on September 21st 2017. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is again “Remember Me”. The UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, Diagnosis, In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 70th World Health Assembly Adopted Global Action Plan on Dementia, Ageing Population, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Carey Mulligan, Carey Mulligan: UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Community and Voluntary Sector, Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Institute (DRI), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Drug Discovery Programmes, First G8 Dementia Summit, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, G8 Dementia Summit, G8 Dementia Summit Declaration, G8 Dementia Summit: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Plan on Dementia, Global Alzheimer’s and Dementia Action Alliance, Global Alzheimer’s and Dementia Action Alliance (GADAA), Global Context, Global Dementia Friends Ambassadors, Global Leadership, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Partnership Working, Reducing Stigma, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, UK Dementia Research Institute, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), Voluntary Organisations, WHO Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia 2017-2025, World Alzheimer's Month 2017 (Remember Me), World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, World Alzheimer’s Month 2017, Yuichiro Miura: Japan’s Dementia Supporters Ambassador | Leave a comment

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Modification of the Physical Environment to Support People With Dementia (Dementia)

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